Historical Events tagged with "keonjhar"

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Crime & Law

Graham Staines and Sons Killed in India

January 22nd, 1999 26 years ago

Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons, Philip and Timothy, were attacked and killed by a mob of radical Hindus while they were sleeping in their car in the eastern state of Odisha, India. The family had been working in the area as part of a Christian missionary team, providing care and support to the local community. On that fateful night, the assailants set the vehicle ablaze, resulting in their deaths and shocking the world. The incident highlighted tensions surrounding religious practices in the region.

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